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AZA - The Aleph Zadik Aleph
 This is the AZA emblem.
The history of AZA begins in 1922. There was a group of 14 Jewish teens who wanted to join their school's fraternity; the Alpha Zeta Alpha. The fraternity would not let them join because they were Jewish. They decided that they would protest the Greek system and start a Jewish fraternity using Hebrew letters. From this point on they would be the Aleph Zadik Aleph. At first, the letters had no meaning. Two years later, when the Aleph Zadik Aleph for Young Men was adopted by B'nai B'rith, the name was interpreted to represent the motto of the sponsoring organization. The first Aleph was to stand for Ahavah, brotherly love; Zadik, T'zedakah, benevolence; the second Aleph Achdoos, harmony. This first group would be known as Mother Chapter #1.
Abe Babior was elected as the Aleph Zadik Alephs first president and Nathan Mnookin would be the fraternitiy's first advisor.
AZA was founded on seven Cardinal Principles:
Charity
Conduct
Fillial Love
Fraternity
Patriotism
Purity
Judaism
AZA has only improved since 1922, and in 1963 the wonderful chapter of Brandeis AZA #1519 was founded in Bethesda, Maryland. It was named after Louis D. Brandeis, the first Jewish U.S. Supreme Court Justice. Advisor Moish H. helped in the founding of the chapter and has been one of its advisors ever since.
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